Jordan Aviation
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Jordan Aviation is an airline
based in Amman
, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights, mainly to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It also provides wet lease
services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba Airport
. While it is also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces, Jordan Aviation's Boeing 767s are banned from flying into EU airspace. Jordan Aviation is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization
.
to the Persian Gulf region and North Africa which commenced in June 2006. The company has grown considerably, as the fleet listing below shows. Additional aircraft are planned to enter service and also expansion in to other market segments is in process.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights, mainly to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It also provides wet lease
Wet lease
Aircraft leases are a number of types of leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons; to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide temporary increase in capacity...
services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba Airport
Aqaba Airport
Aqaba Airport is an airport located in the vicinity of Industrial City , northern suburb of Aqaba in Jordan. The location of Aqaba is unusual, for within a 15 miles radius there are three other countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel...
. While it is also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces, Jordan Aviation's Boeing 767s are banned from flying into EU airspace. Jordan Aviation is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization
Arab Air Carriers Organization
The Arab Air Carriers Organization , established in 1965, is a non profit organization and has 24 Arab airlines as members.AACO was established by the League of Arab States . Its goal is to promote cooperation, quality and safety standards among the Arab airlines...
.
History
The airline was established in 2000 and started operations in October 2000. It launched services from Amman as the first privately owned charter airline in Jordan. Jordan Aviation operates a varied route network with a worldwide AOC. UN Peacekeepers are carried extensively on the widebody Fleet and the company also is involved in "wet-leasing" aircraft to air carriers who need extra capacity. Holiday Charter Flights are also operated from its bases in Amman. Jordan Aviation is owned by Mohamed Al-Khashman (General Manager and Chief Executive) and Hazem Alrasekh, and has over 700 employees (at June 2010). Scheduled services were operated for a period of time from AqabaAqaba
Aqaba is a coastal city in the far south of Jordan, the capital of Aqaba Governorate at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport. Aqaba is best known today as a diving and beach resort, but industrial activity remains important...
to the Persian Gulf region and North Africa which commenced in June 2006. The company has grown considerably, as the fleet listing below shows. Additional aircraft are planned to enter service and also expansion in to other market segments is in process.
Destinations
Africa
- Egypt
- AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
– Alexandria International Airport
- Alexandria
Southwest Asia
- Bahrain – Bahrain International AirportBahrain International AirportBahrain International Airport is an international airport located in Muharraq, an island on the northern tip of Bahrain, about northeast of the capital Manama...
- Iraq
- BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
- Baghdad
- Jordan
- AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
– Queen Alia International AirportQueen Alia International AirportQueen Alia International Airport is Jordan's largest airport that is situated in Zizya area, 20 miles south of Amman. The airport has three terminals: two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier, as well as being a...
Base - AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
– Marka Airport - AqabaAqabaAqaba is a coastal city in the far south of Jordan, the capital of Aqaba Governorate at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport. Aqaba is best known today as a diving and beach resort, but industrial activity remains important...
– Aqaba AirportAqaba AirportAqaba Airport is an airport located in the vicinity of Industrial City , northern suburb of Aqaba in Jordan. The location of Aqaba is unusual, for within a 15 miles radius there are three other countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel...
- Amman
- Qatar
- DohaDohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
– Doha International AirportDoha International AirportDoha International Airport is the only commercial airport in Qatar. It has three mosques, free Wi-Fi, a duty-free area, a few eateries and 42 parking bays for aircraft. There are also 60 check-in gates, 8 baggage claim belts and over 1,000 car parking spaces.The airport suffers from...
- Doha
- Syria
- DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
– Damascus International AirportDamascus International AirportDamascus International Airport is a public airport located in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Officially opened in the mid 1970s, DAM is Syria's busiest international airport. The airport is experiencing significant annual passenger growth rates...
- Damascus
- Turkey
- IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
– Sabiha Gökçen International AirportSabiha Gökçen International AirportSabiha Gökçen International Airport is one of the international airports serving İstanbul, Turkey. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the first female combat pilot in the world. Located southeast of central İstanbul, it is on the Asian side of the bi-continental city...
- Istanbul
- United Arab Emirates
- DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
– Dubai International AirportDubai International AirportDubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
- Dubai
South Asia
- India
- DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
– Indira Gandhi International AirportIndira Gandhi International AirportIndira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...
- Delhi
- Nepal
- Kathmandu – Tribhuvan International AirportTribhuvan International AirportTribhuvan International Airport is an international airport situated in Kathmandu, Nepal.Tribhuvan is the sole international airport in Nepal. There are two terminals, one domestic and one international...
- Kathmandu – Tribhuvan International Airport
Fleet
The Jordan Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft :| Aircraft | Total | Seating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A310-222 | 1 | 234 | |
| Airbus A310-304 | 1 | 240 | |
| Airbus A320-211 | 1 | operated for Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines is a charter airline based in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq. Its main base is Baghdad International Airport.-History:Al-Naser Airlines is registered with the Iraqi Cilvil aviation authority to hold a AOC... |
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| Boeing 727-200 | 1 | operated for Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines is a charter airline based in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq. Its main base is Baghdad International Airport.-History:Al-Naser Airlines is registered with the Iraqi Cilvil aviation authority to hold a AOC... |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 6 | 8/132 or 148 | one is operated for Chanchangi Airlines Chanchangi Airlines Chanchangi Airlines Nigeria Limited is a privately owned and operated airline with its Administrative Head Office in Kaduna in Nigeria. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services... , one is operated for Sun Air (Sudan) Sun Air (Sudan) Sun Air is a private airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It started its operations in June 2008 with a fleet of one Airbus A310-300 aircraft, and three Boeing 737-200 aircraft.... and one is operated for Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines Al-Naser Airlines is a charter airline based in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq. Its main base is Baghdad International Airport.-History:Al-Naser Airlines is registered with the Iraqi Cilvil aviation authority to hold a AOC... |
| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | 168/170 | |
| Boeing 767-200ER | 3 | 266 or 290 | Airframes JY-JAG and JY-JAI in the livery of Silverjet Silverjet Silverjet was a British all-business class airline headquartered at London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that, prior to the suspension of operations on 30 May 2008, operated services to Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai International Airport... |
| Total | 15 |